Yatsushiro District, Kumamoto Explained

is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

As of the Yatsushiro merger (but with 2003 population estimates), the district has an estimated population of 13,524 and a density of 406 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 33.29 km².

Towns and villages

• Hikawa

Mergers

See Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan.

• On August 1, 2005, the municipalities of Izumi, Kagami, Sakamoto, Senchō and Tōyō merged into the city of Yatsushiro.^[1]
• On October 1, 2005, the towns of Miyahara and Ryūhoku merged to form the new town of Hikawa.^[2]

References

32.5847°N 130.6731°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績 . Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60 . 2024-02-28 . 総務省 . ja.
2. Web site: 総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績 . Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60 . 2024-02-28 . 総務省 . ja.